Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-03
CHAPTER NNNiN.
TANTA COETZEE TO THE RESCUE.

CHAPTER NNNIV.
TANTA COETZEE TO THE RESCUE.
After Jess had been set free bv the Beers
outside Hans CoctZccS place. John was
sharply ordered to diSmoult and oirS;lldlc
his horse This he did with the hest grace
that he could muster and the horse wa> knee
haltcrcd and let loose To- feed. 1t was then
indicated to him that he WAS IL enter the
house. which he also did. closely attended by
two of the Beers.
care You hungry, ro"ibaajc:| asked one in
English
John answered that he was.
Tie his hands behind him. and let us see if
he can catch in his mouth, like dog" Slg
scStcd one Of the gentle youths.
No, no. make him eat pap with II wooden
spoon, like kailir." said another. | will
feed him if You have very long >poon.'
Here again was legitimate cause for mrrri
ment hut in the end matters We're comprO-
missed by Il lump of bitnn: and Il piece Of
bread being thrown to him from the other
end of the room. He caught them and pro
cee'lcd to eat, trying to conceal his ravcnous
hunger as much as possible from the circle of
onlookerS who clustered round to watch Tn"
operation
Suddenly one of the men remembered
about the Young fellow whom he had thrown
backward off the horse and who WAS lying
very sick in the next room, and suggested that
measures of retaliation should he taken. which
would undoubtedly have been done hl'i not
the elderly Boer who had commanded the
jOtn This ,Dop N-pS
drunk like the others, but fortunately for
John he got amiably drunk
"Iet him alone" he said, "lct him alone
We will send him to the comnandant to
morrow. Frank Muller will know how TO
deal with him.
John thought to himself that he certainly
would.
Now. for myself" the man went ON with Il
hiccnuyh, Il bear no malice. We have
thraSh"i the British and they have given up
the country. SO let byGoncS he lygonc>, |
say. Almighty, yes! | am not proud. not |.
II an En-l>hnrln lakes oil his hat to me |
shall acknowledge it.
This STAYED the fellows or for Il while, but
presently Johns protector went away. and
then the others began To get playful They
got their rifles and amused Themselves with
lcvcing them ut him, and making sham bets
as to where they would hit him. John. see
ing the emergency, backed his chair well into
the corner Of the wall and drew his revolver,
which fortunately for himself he still had
If any man nterfcreS with me, ly God
I'll shoot him. he said, in good English
which they did not fail to understand Tn
lloubtcdly is the evening went on 1t w;ls only
the possession of this revolver and his evident
determination to uSr it that saved his life.
At last things got very bad indeed. y, bad
that he found it al,solutry V necessary t" keep
his eyes continually fixed. now on one and
HOW on another. to prevent their putting i
bullet through him umuwarrS. He had twice
appealed To the old woman, Hans C"c,zcrS
wife. hut She sat in her biz chair with II sweet
smile upon her fat face and refused {" inter-
frrc. 1t i, not every day tina, one gets the
chance nt seeing real live English i'"iIaat il
haitrd like All amt bear on the Hat.
Presently. just as John in desperation was
making up his mind to lU.gin Sh"",irg right
and left the old wulnan seeing that matters
were getting beyond joke. came wal'lllnS
down ,hr room with marvellous activity and
threw herself between them
"'rhcrr thrrc." She sad. ruilns right and
Nli Win l'l iHI iiN'S. bt WI hllH N'il
every one. | can't have this nni>,. going on
here Come. of You all 90, ami get thr
horses into the stable; tir'y will he right away
by morning if y"u trust them to the kar>."
The woman. To Johns a>t"ni>hm"nt and
relief literally bundled the wll"!,. tribe rt
them out Of the front door.
"Nnw then, rooilHat j", said the oil lady,
hri>&ly when they had gone, Il like You be-
Gauss. Won are Il bray" man. and were not
afraid when they mnl,l,cd YOU. Also. don't
want to hay" Il nir>> made upuu my floor
here. or amy n"iS or shooting. ii tho>r mem
come back AMI find y"u her" they will first
get rather .unk"r ;,rl then XIII y"u, ;" l"u
had better he oil while yuu set the ch;ln;r,'
and She pointed to tn" door.
Il really am much obliged to You, my
aunt" said John, utterly ;,s,"niShcd.
"Uh. l> to that Sh" SAID drylv. "il woull
IL. II great pi'v t" kill tli" last English roof
haat j. in Tn. whole British army: they ought
II keep YEA rs Il curiosity. Here. tax" Il tot
OF brandy before You 60, il Is Il W.: might
and sometimes wien y"u ar" "h':r of tn"
Tran>vaal and remember this hu>nr>S, re-
m,lnhcr l"". that y"u uw" your hirlo Tan,a
C"r;mv. tut would not have saved YOU,
not |. II yuu Eai not h".ll ~ r,urly. like
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